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Old 24-08-2003, 11:53   #26
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Originally posted by Exulus
mmmm, thats confusing but in this last step:

2(a^2 - ab) = 1(a^2 - ab)

You say that a and b are the same, and so the bits in the brakets will always equal 0, so you are just saying 0=0?
Yep. And when you cancel out you are dividing zero by zero, which is indeterminate.
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